Hooton Tennis Club are four good friends from cultural capital of the world, Liverpool. A place where beers are cheap, the Beatles were formed, and it's perfectly acceptable to wear a tracksuit to the pub. They're currently signed to Heavenly Recordings, who, as Anglophiles will know, have a rich back catalogue including St. Etienne, Manic Street Preachers, Temples, and Toy, among others.What the critics say: "What sounds like a lyrical eulogy to a late friend set to lovely, languid, vaguely Teenage Fanclubbish music" - Alexis Petridis, The GuardianAbove is the premiere of "Jasper" produced by fellow Merseysider Bill Ryder-Jones (The Coral, remember them? Nah, probs not). The track was recorded at his mother's house, so you can imagine the band had lots of cups of lukewarm tea and biscuits delivered to the studio while they laid down this beaut. Like Alexis said in The Guardian, there's elements of Teenage Fanclub's poppy melodic charm, but it's been given a bit of a sheen that keeps it looking forward optimatically, rather than glancing into the rear mirror of power pop's past. Watch above and enjoy.